The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed rumors about the entry of the country’s military forces into foreign ships passing in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, warning against such false reports propagated by the Western and Zionist media. Saeed Khatibzadeh, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, made the remark in …
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Two massive fires erupt in Baghdad, no casualties (Pictures)
A massive fire broke out in a warehouse in the Al-Nahda area in Baghdad. Alghadeer News correspondent reported that the civil defense teams are trying to extinguish the fire in cooperation with more than ten firefighting teams. Several causalities were recorded. In its turn, the Civil Defense Directorate said in …
Read More »Thirty-seven killed in Mali bus crash
Thirty-seven people were killed in a road accident in south-central Mali on Tuesday, the transport ministry said, after a passenger bus collided with a truck. The force of the crash, which happened 20 km (12 miles) from the town of Segou, sheared off the front section of the bus and …
Read More »Afghanistan: Three dead after explosion in Kabul’s green zone
Two gunmen were reportedly in on the loose in an affluent part of Kabul. No one has claimed the attack yet, but it comes as tensions between the government and Taliban rise. Three people have died following an explosion in the green zone of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. While no group …
Read More »Pakistan administers over 1 million shots in a day
Pakistan has announced that it hit the milestone of administering one million Covid vaccinations in a day, shortly after a deadline for compulsory vaccination was set for certain categories of people. Asad Umar, the minister in charge of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), a military-run organization that manages …
Read More »Pentagon LOCKED DOWN over shooting at transit center, officer reportedly among several injured
The Pentagon went into lockdown on Tuesday after multiple injuries in a shooting at its nearby Metro, bus, and rail transit center. A police officer is said to be among the wounded, and the suspect reportedly fled on a Metro train. The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia – the headquarters …
Read More »Scientists discover Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick lookalikes a mile underwater
Scientists have discovered a sea sponge more than a mile under the surface of the Atlantic that bears a remarkable resemblance to children’s cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants, NPR reports. Next to the yellow sponge sat a pink starfish that could be mistaken for Spongebob’s friend Patrick, commenters on social media …
Read More »New York Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, probe finds
A five-month investigation has found that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in violation of federal and state law, creating a “climate of fear” within his office, state Attorney General Letitia James, said on Tuesday. The independent inquiry showed that Cuomo engaged in unwanted groping, kissing and …
Read More »North Korea demands sanctions relief to resume talks with US: Seoul
North Korea has called for relief from international sanctions as a precondition to resuming denuclearization talks with the United States, South Korean officials say. “As a precondition to reopen talks, North Korea argues that the United States should allow mineral exports and imports of refined oil and necessities,” said Ha …
Read More »Health records 11,644 new cases of corona, 63 deaths
Today, Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Environment announced the daily epidemiological situation of Corona pandemic throughout the country. The ministry stated, in a statement received by the AlghadeerTv that it had “recorded 11,644 new infections with the Corona virus, and 7,359 people recovered.” The new deaths in Corona amounted …
Read More »US ambassador in Baghdad, Matthew Tueller, confirmed that the relationship with Iraq will not be affected by the change of administrations in the White House
A statement by the Media Office of the National Security Adviser, stated that, “As part of a series of periodic strategic dialogue sessions, and in the presence of National Security Adviser Qassim Al-Araji, the National Security Adviser held a dialogue session at the Al-Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies, and hosted …
Read More »Afghan president: We have plan to restore stability in country in six months
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says Kabul has a plan to restore stability in the country in six months despite the fast-deteriorating security situation. “The current situation is due to a sudden decision on the withdrawal of the international troops,” Ghani told the parliament in a speech he delivered on Monday, …
Read More »US gun violence: 5 killed, 50 shot in Chicago bloody weekend
At least 5 Americans have been killed and 50 others injured in a spate of shootings across Chicago in the US State of Illinois. A man was killed and another was wounded after being shot multiple times in the city’s Near West Side on Sunday. The 30-year-old was pronounced dead …
Read More »US surpasses 35 million COVID-19 cases as health experts warn worst yet to come
The United States has surpassed 35 million recorded COVID-19 cases as experts warn that the worst is yet to come with the Delta variant driving a new surge in infections. The country is now averaging a daily caseload of about 70,000 and recorded more than 100,000 on Friday, according to …
Read More »16 more killed, dozens rescued in India’s monsoon deluge
At least 16 people have been killed and a quarter of a million people displaced from their homes after heavy monsoon rains lashed eastern India, officials said on Tuesday (Aug 3), as the air force joined rescue efforts. According to reports, the latest deaths in West Bengal came a few …
Read More »Taliban Presence in Northern Afghanistan Reduces Daesh Threat to Central Asia, Russian Diplomat Says
The presence of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan’s north will suppress the growth of threat from the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group to Central Asian countries, Russia’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Tuesday. “Many other international terrorist organizations have been based on these territories for a long …
Read More »Iran official says Tehran to drop prisoner swap plans with US – report
Iran will not continue with its plans for prisoner swaps with the United States, an unnamed Iranian official told the semi-official Nour Newsagency on Tuesday, accusing Washington of “breaches” against efforts to free the detainees. “With the continuing Biden administration … breaches, there is no incentive on Iran’s part to …
Read More »Congolese man’s death in police custody sparks protest in India
At least six nationals of African countries were injured during a scuffle with police in Bengaluru over the alleged custodial death. At least six nationals of African countries have been injured during a scuffle with police in India’s southern city of Bengaluru over an alleged custodial death of a Congolese …
Read More »Tencent shares fall most in 10 years on fear of a crackdown
Chinese state media called online video games ‘spiritual opium’, sending stocks of Tencent, other gaming firms tumbling. Tencent Holdings Ltd shares were on track to fall by their most in 10 years on Tuesday after a Chinese state media outlet branded online video games “spiritual opium”, stoking concern that the …
Read More »Iraqi intelligence service dismantles a terrorist cell in al-Anbar
The Federal Intelligence and Investigation service announced today dismantling a cell that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks during Eid al-Adha in al-Anbar. Preliminary investigations revealed that the cell members carried out terrorist attacks on Iraqi army patrols and al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) in 2018, in addition to attempts to …
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